Ryotwari
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- Instance of
- taxation
- Country
- British Raj
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- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- History
- In [[Bengal]] and [[Northern India]] the [[zamindar]]i system was as follows
- By comparison, this is the way taxes had been collected by the king
- The Salient Aspects of the Ryotwari System & its Impact
- See also
- References
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thumb|upright|Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Munro, who introduced the system
The ryotwari system was a land revenue system implemented in British India by Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet which allowed the colonial government to deal directly with farmers regarding revenue collection and gave them the freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation.
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